Testosterone stress does not increase asymmetry of a hormonally mediated sexual ornament in a lizard

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-176

  Veiga, José P ^a   Salvador, Alfredo ^a   Martín, José ^a   López, Pilar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; Ornament size; Psammodromus algirus; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030880167     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050376     Document Type: Article

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